• Saturday, February 22, 2025

Uber seeks to win back London licence in latest court…

Uber's 45,000 drivers in London are still able to operate until the appeals process is exhausted, which could go on for several more months or years depending on when a decision is made and any further legal action. (Photo: by Peter Summers/Getty Images) TAXI APP Uber will battle in court…

UK faces one million job cuts in 2020 due to…

"There are still many parts of the economy where perfectly viable businesses cannot bring people back because of the ongoing disruption caused by the pandemic," the report notes. (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) CORONAVIRUS could potentially cost one million jobs in Britain this year, with most losses anticipated during the current…

Local ‘TikToks’ galore in India; influencers try new tricks

FILE PHOTO: A woman browses on an online store the Indian app platforms Roposo and Sharechat in Bangalore on July 2, 2020. (Photo by MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images) MORE than two months after TikTok was banned in India, homegrown apps are enjoying the spike in the number of users…

People unable to get tests even in worst-hit Covid-19 hotspots…

Workers collect swab tests from members of the public at a Covid Test site in South London on September 15, 2020 in Greater London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) AS the UK government’s Lighthouse laboratories are trying to clear a backlog of 185,000 tests, people in England’s worst-hit Covid-19…

Sajid Javid rebels, Rehman Chishti quits as No.10 envoy over…

"Breaking international law is a step that should never be taken lightly. Having carefully studied the UK internal market bill it is not clear to me why it is necessary to do so," said former chancellor Sajid Javid. (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) SAJID JAVID on Monday (14) said “respect…

Bangladesh witnesses steep hike in onion prices after India bans…

FILE PHOTO: Labourers unload sacks of onions from a truck on the International Labour Day at a vegetable wholesale market during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, on the outskirts of Amritsar on May 1, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via…

Chaitanya Tamhane’s The Disciple wins Best Screenplay award at Venice…

Chaitanya Tamhane, Aditya Modak In 2014, Chaitanya Tamhane made his directorial debut with the Marathi film Court. It won many awards at various film festivals and was also India’s official entry to Oscars.  Now, once again Tamhane is making a mark internationally with his movie The Disciple. The film was screened at…

Indoco Remedies’ Olanzapine tablets gets USFDA approva

A sign for the Food And Drug Administration is seen outside of the headquarters on July 20, 2020 in White Oak, Maryland. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) DRUG FIRM Indoco Remedies has said that it has received approval from the US health regulator for Olanzapine tablets, used for the treatment…

“I am free”, says Indian pacer Sreesanth as his spot-fixing…

FILE PHOTO: In this picture taken on May 2, 2019, former cricketer turned into actor S. Sreesanth (L) and Spain model and actress Janira Ider (R) pose for photographs during the inauguration of the upcoming Hindi and Kannada film 'SPEED BOYS Dhoom Machale' in Mumbai. (Photo by SUJIT JAISWAL/AFP via…

Video of Sadiq Khan being heckled with ‘despicable abuse’ sparks…

The group that hounded London mayor Sadiq Khan called him a “hypocrite” and “the destroyer of London” amid shouts of “black cab lives matter”.(Photo: Ian Gavan/Getty Images) A VIRAL footage of Sadiq Khan being heckled with “mindless Neanderthal abuse” has sparked widespread outrage across the UK. The video was shot…